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Technical Transfer of DST-F to CMO
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Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY: "Technical Transfer of DST-F to CMO". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
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Published history for ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Bruker UK LimitedTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 77 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Bruker UK Limited | 1 win | £750,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published1 Jul 2026, 16:37 BST | Last source update1 Jul 2026, 16:37 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
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Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b284 | ||
What is being bought
This Contract is for Technology Transfer Services for DST-F manufacture from the Supplier's pilot scale facility to the appointed Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO). The Supplier currently manufactures the research-grade product. As the programme progresses towards Marketing Authorisation (MA) and commercial-scale manufacture, the DST-F production process must be Technically Transferred from The Suppliers pilot-scale facility to an appointed GMP-certified CMO.
The CMO has been appointed by means of a competitive flexible tender process, which is a separate requirement and contract to this Contract.
Technology Transfer is the collaborative process of moving scientific findings, intellectual property, and technical knowledge from creators to the CMO to develop commercial manufacturing. The process involves transferring data, designs, software, inventions, and expertise between organisations.
The Technology Transfer Services are necessary to:
- Support knowledge transfer
- Support documentation provision
- Provide expert technical advice to enable the CMO to commence GMP manufacture
- Support MA submission activities.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
1 Jul 2026, 16:37 BST - Official notice release published
11 Jun 2026, 10:42 BST - Status changed to complete
11 Jun 2026, 10:33 BST - Official notice release published
11 Jun 2026, 10:33 BST - Buyer information updated
11 Jun 2026, 10:33 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
1 Jul 2026, 16:37 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · €143,745
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards LIONEX GmbH Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract for the Technical Transfer of DST-F to the CMO €143,745 · signed 24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST — 24 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBHC-6261-BLLQDocuments (1)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleDirect Award for the technical transfer from the pilot scale Supplier Lionex to the appointed Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO) under both Schedule 5, Condition 5 (a) and (b) and Condition 6 (a) and (b) of The Procurement Act 2023.
5 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract—
(a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
6 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract—
(a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
The explanations as to why the justification applies are as follows:
The Supplier has Intellectual Property Rights – Condition 5(a) APHA has an exclusive licence with Lionex for the current technology (IPR) for Diva Skin Test – Fusion (DST-F) production.
Absence of competition for technical reasons: Lionex have developed the DST‑F in partnership with APHA as the designated Pilot Scale provider. As a result, they hold the specialist knowledge, proprietary processes, and technical understanding required for its production and further development. No other supplier has been involved in the creation or pilot‑scale manufacture of DST‑F, and therefore no alternative provider has the capability or access to the necessary proprietary information to undertake the Technical Transfer to the CMO. For these reasons, Lionex are the only supplier in the market able to carry out the required work, demonstrating a clear absence of competition for technical reasons.
No reasonable alternatives: For the reasons outlined above, there are no reasonable alternatives in the market capable of delivering the Technical Transfer. No other supplier can complete the transfer to the newly appointed CMO, as they do not have the necessary knowledge, IPR or involvement in the development of DST‑F. Any alternative supplier would be required to redevelop a skin‑testing agent in collaboration with APHA, which would involve substantial time, resource investment, and a retendering of the CMO contract. This work cannot be delivered in‑house, as it requires specialist expertise that APHA does not have the capacity to provide.
Pre market engagement has not been carried out for this Technical Transfer requirement, as there is no other supplier in the market place who can deliver this service given the nature of the required services, however a UK05 & UK06 have been published, and the eight (8) day standstill period has been observed, to inform the market of this direct award without competition. |